Wednesday, June 28, 2017

Today in Soap Opera History (June 28)

1971: The Doctors' Toni confessed to Maggie.
1991: General Hospital's Anna and Robert were shocked by Faison.
1996: Stephen Nichols made his GH debut as Stefan.
2010: Salem said goodbye to Alice Horton on Days.

"History is a vast early warning system."
― Norman Cousins

"Today in Soap Opera History" is a collection of the most memorable, interesting and influential events in the history of scripted, serialized programs. From birthdays and anniversaries to scandals and controversies, every day this column celebrates the soap opera in American culture.

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1963: On Ben Jerrod, as the trial was reaching the conclusion, Ben's (Michael Ryan) strategy was on the verge of collapse.

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1966: On the second episode of Dark Shadows, Victoria (Alexandra Moltke) watched as Elizabeth (Joan Bennett) collapsed, then went back back upstairs unseen.

1971: On As the World Turns, Bob Hughes (Don Hastings) was shocked when Penny (Phoebe Dorin) told him that Tom's (Peter Galman) girlfriend, Meredith Harcourt (Nina Hart) was, in fact, Mary Halliday, the long lost ward of Bob's patient, Simon Gilbey (Jerry Lacy).

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1971: On The Doctors, Toni Ferra (Anna Stuart) told Maggie Powers the truth about what happened with Mike.

1971: On Another World, Russ (Sam Groom) and Cindy admitted they loved each other. Groom left the show two weeks later. When Russ and Cindy married in September 1972, Robert Hover was playing Russ.

1974: Actor Frank Sutton died at age 50. Best known for his role as Sgt. Carter in primetime comedy series Gomer Pyle, Sutton also played roles in daytime including Sgt. Fitzsimmons on The Edge of Night and Joe Sullivan in The Secret Storm.

1988: On Santa Barbara, Pamela (Marj Dusay) agreed to pay Keith (Justin Deas) and Gina $1,000,000 if Jeffrey is released and TJ is arrested. Pamela planted the pills on TJ and gave her statement to Keith.

2010: On Days of our Lives, after Alice Horton's (Frances Reid) funeral, memories of Alice filled the minds of everyone in Salem.

2012: On The Young and the Restless, Ricky (Peter Porte) shoved Eden and she hit her head which caused her to go unconscious. Later, Kevin called Paul (Doug Davidson) and informed him that he was worried about Eden. Paul arrived at Ricky's door just as Ricky was preparing to slit Eden's throat.